Fix a Broken USB Connector / Repair Damaged USB

I went to use my Drok USB power monitor and found it was not working because it had a damaged USB connector. In this video I disassemble, then repair the USB connector, and finally reassemble the USB monitor.

[@JohnCRV]

Just reapaired my flash drive watching your video. I noticed the wiggle and the disconnecting sound my computer was making when I plugged it in. Taking it apart was not as easy as yours it looks like a dog chewed on it now lol, but it works after I soldered it. Thanks for the clear instructions.

[@madscientisthut]

That is great! Bummer it did not come apart easy...

[@madscientisthut]

How is the repair holding up?

[@JohnCRV]

Holding up very well thank you. I’m not too good sodering but I’m proud of myself :)

[@JohnCRV]

Holding up very well thank you. I’m not too good sodering but I’m proud of myself :)

[@JohnCRV]

Holding up very well thank you. I’m not too good sodering but I’m proud of myself :)

[@VENTUREandVlog]

Man this could have saved me a lot of money in the past, I always seem to break the usb connector on these. This is very helpful!

[@madscientisthut]

Thanks for watching! I hope this will help with future fixes!

[@AverysAwesomeAdventures]

Nice to see you fix it versus tossing it the trash and buying new! Great tutorial....

[@madscientisthut]

Thanks for watching, I always opt for repairing it if I can!

[@JohnCRV]

Holding up very well. I’m not to good at soldering but I’m proud of myself. ;)

[@madscientisthut]

Very good that it is working! Soldering is an art to learn, I should do a few videos on the simple tricks to really make it work well.

[@WillNewcomb]

Thank you! Worked like a charm! Saved me having to buy a new pair of USB earphones.

[@WanderingKnapps]

Thumbs up. We love the KZbin community support.

[@madscientisthut]

thanks for being a great member of the community!

[@LyndasDiamonds]

Very useful information. This has happened to me a lot! Tthanks for sharing! Still supporting from the James Cox Goldmine Playlist! Have a great Sunday!

[@madscientisthut]

Thanks! I am always bummed when a USB device breaks at the most inopportune time.

[@stevesibaja3123]

Can it work for also a Belkin Wireless N USB Adapter

[@DifferingLikes]

This is very useful, now I know why I have not discarded a couple old ones. I will have to try repairing them now. Thanks For sharing

[@madscientisthut]

Awesome!

[@JOEZEP54]

Had to come back to watch again :)

[@madscientisthut]

Thanks Joe!

[@JackBlack-qn7us]

Got an add on your video that is literally "The Key" from that one Simpsons episode, where Bart get's Ms. Krabapple fired and helped her open up a muffin shop.

[@madscientisthut]

How awesome is that?!!!

[@illuminacho8764]

Mad scientist stokes again. I enjoyed watching this fix. 😀👍🏼

[@madscientisthut]

thanks!

[@Marcoosianism]

Nice fix, thanks. Glad it worked in your case. For me, the USB receiver for a mouse dropped on the floor and bent up about 15 degrees. Upon examination there were no obvious open connections so I de-soldered the end plug to examine it better. All looked ok so I re-soldered all 4 pins plus the side anchor points. Tested with a continuity tester and there were no apparent shorts. When I plugged it in again, still didn't work but now it was smoking at one of the sides. Still don't know why it stopped working. Might try de-soldering and re-soldering again to get rid of the probably short. Any suggestions?

[@madscientisthut]

It is possible the the circuit board may have sustained internal damage when the connector bent. The traces and annular rings around vias can be extremely close together with very thin circuit boards can be damaged easily with just a small amount of force. Another possibility is one of the surface mount components could have been damaged from the board flexing when it was bent. It is a bummer that some things will get broke beyond easy repair. Thanks for stopping by.

[@stevenbaumann8692]

I’ve had this problem before. Thanks for the information!

[@madscientisthut]

Thank you for visiting, and you ate welcome!

[@LowCarbHangout]

Saving this for later! Just in case my husband needs to repair one! Thanks!

[@madscientisthut]

That will be awesome if it helps him to repair one, then making the video will be worth it, please let me know if he does fix one!

[@jumoomahmed7515]

So the usb plug completely came off. So now I have two pieces, the silver part you stick in the comp and that actual usb. How can I fix this

[@DSWJoyrideProductions]

Interesting... Showing support from #IamaCreator #SaneCommunity #moparcommunity, Keep it up!

[@madscientisthut]

Thanks!

[@JohnCRV]

Another quick fix. saved this one on my playlist.

[@madscientisthut]

Thank you!

[@jakejoyride]

Quality soldering. Your channel is amazing because you have unlimited possibilities of uploads ;) Make me a speaker driver please xD

[@madscientisthut]

What kind of speaker driver, low wattage, high wattage?

[@stevesibaja3123]

My WIFI USB Adapter stop working can it fix to repair the USB WIFI Adapter

[@LIVEst]

Always have problems with usb sitcks after intensive usage. Maybe your solution will help to repair them. Thank you for the video!

[@madscientisthut]

hope it helps! thanks for watching!

[@ActNaturally]

Great fix!

[@KittysAlliance]

That was smart! You are a techy!😄 Great job! Happy weekend!

[@madscientisthut]

Thanks for watching and have a good weekend too!

[@maeconomics7583]

Which wire should i use for soldering

[@HealthyVeganLiving]

Loved the video but it is not syn correctly with the sound. The sound of the hammering come first then later we see the screwdriver hitting the thing. Still it was interesting, and thanks for doing this video because this has happened to me and now I can fix it. Thanks for your support and friendship. Gary

[@madscientisthut]

I watched it just now, and the sound was synced. That is interesting it was not for you. Thanks for watching! I will continue the support as always!

[@AlfredoL1]

Really interesting watched full

[@madscientisthut]

Thank you

[@esana]

very nice fix

[@madscientisthut]

thanks!

[@lildumplin9905]

That was great, I sure wish I knew all this stuff like you, You are a genius, I need to know about a USB flash drive, Cant you upload like a movie on it off the computer then if you want to plug it into your smart tv and watch that movie?

[@madscientisthut]

Depends on what kind of TV you have, I have one that takes flash drive to watch video on.

[@muhayminhasnolpuad5940]

What to do my pendrive can connect but the data can't get.. Like example the usb connect but the pc don't show the data storage so.. I can't get my data

[@Reviewing_Playing_and_More_RPM]

Great fix...

[@madscientisthut]

thank you!

[@ATJHTRAVELS]

Great video tutorial

[@madscientisthut]

Wow that abandoned motel was a little creepy.

[@alexbelle3941]

What temperature was your iron, and what type of solder did you use?

[@madscientisthut]

I run about 740F ( temperature controlled Pace solder station ) I have always used 60/40 tin/lead with rosin core.

[@BullFighterArmy]

WOW! you're skilled.

[@madscientisthut]

thank you!

[@BullFighterArmy]

you're welcome :)

[@BullFighterArmy]

You're welcome :)

[@JOEZEP54]

Congratulations!!! Here adding some additional time

[@madscientisthut]

thank you

[@JOEZEP54]

My Pleasure!

[@SimpleTechtip]

very helpful thanks

[@madscientisthut]

thanks!

[@ActNaturally]

Great fix!! You the man!! LIKE #28

[@madscientisthut]

Thanks, I love to fix stuff!

[@Southern_Adventures]

Great video! I will have to remember how to do this if it happens to me!

[@madscientisthut]

No need to remember just come back here 😀thanks for stopping in!

[@Southern_Adventures]

I'm a tech nut madscientishut! I will definitely be keeping up with your channel! Thank you again!

[@TruckingStudios]

Good info #IAmACreator 👍

[@madscientisthut]

Thanks for stopping in!

[@NanasCookingcraftcorner]

very nice interesting thanks for sharing

[@madscientisthut]

thank you!

[@clubbingtracks]

nice vidéo my friend liked 7:))

[@madscientisthut]

Thank you!

[@ActNaturally]

Just like MacGyver! Good job!! #34

[@madscientisthut]

I should have used duct tape 😋

[@MarkStamcoff]

Great fix, well shown! LIKE +1

[@madscientisthut]

Was out today now I can catch back up. Thanks for watching!

[@StorytoWrite]

Thanks for sharing. Showing my support. 👍😊

[@madscientisthut]

thanks for stopping by, I just visited your channel!

[@Namnamnam93]

Awesome :)

[@madscientisthut]

thanks for watching!

[@ZinoT1]

it's helpful for techie people thanks :)

[@madscientisthut]

thanks!

[@AllenOxendine]

Nice work, thanks for sharing... I'm sure i'd do something wrong though lol

[@madscientisthut]

Thank you Allen! Not too hard to do these simple repairs, it is good to know how to solder. 90% of all problems with electronics can be fixed with a simple soldering job.

[@quellochepiaceame]

Nice video! I watch full video! Like!

[@madscientisthut]

Thanks for watching!

[@AndreInvests]

This was very helpful! I'm not handy at all haha! Like 25!

[@madscientisthut]

thanks!

[@VideoProduction100]

Very interesting video! Very well done! Like 👍

[@madscientisthut]

Thank you for visiting again! Love your videos they are really well done, very artistic!

[@eldestchild6983]

Wow! This is such a cool channel. I'm mesmerised! 20

[@madscientisthut]

thank you!

[@Vince05_NZ]

Does this work if the usb head has actually fallen off

[@madscientisthut]

If there are still pads on the board that can be soldered to and the USB connector still has the legs that get soldered to the pads in place it should work fine.

[@Vince05_NZ]

@@madscientisthut I think I might just be safe and buy a new mouse

[@Vince05_NZ]

But thx

[@TvTubers]

Hello there!! Awesome channel!

[@madscientisthut]

Thank you so much for stopping in!

[@JbeyOfficiel]

Nice video my friend! :D You always bring me a good mood :) Jbey

[@madscientisthut]

thanks!

[@markrolandmartirez4368]

Can i use shoe glue?

[@madscientisthut]

Shoe glue for?

[@Burseygirl84reviews]

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[@Aprendiz-de-Marceneiro]

Cool. like

[@madscientisthut]

thanks for visiting!

[@MAXLEONRIHR]

nice like

[@madscientisthut]

thanks for stopping in!

[@CupOfSpring]

I have some broken flash drives.

[@madscientisthut]

Thanks for watching!

[@ceressamsedits6129]

I can make USB just by using old pcbs

[@rafaysaeed2864]

Mere USB theak kar do plz.

[@AMPProf]

That was awesome!...... Name of the device made me laugh I read "drok" as "dork" Nerdy joke!

[@rosilietacampbell1313]

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[@madscientisthut]

I stayed monitized since I passed the threshold before the cutoff date. Thank you for watching! I know I pressed your red button before but it was showing as not when I visited your channel so I hit it again.

[@eldestchild6983]

Yes, if you sub to too many people in a four hour period, they discount the subscription as spam. Unsure of the specific numerical value for "too many" yet. Well done to you on passing the threshold. You deserve it.

[@rosilietacampbell1313]

how long you wait? its 2 weeks now im not yet...

[@rosilietacampbell1313]

congrats...im not yet monetized its two weeks now,,how long youll wait?

[@Burseygirl84reviews]

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[@madscientisthut]

Thanks!